Throw the Gays in a Corral

So, that asshole. That's Pastor Charles L. Worley from Providence Road Baptist Church in North Carolina, rattling on about how God and anyone who follows His way should be “again'” homosexuality. But don't worry, unlike other Christian soldiers who just complain, complain, complain without offering logical solutions to the problem, Mr. Worley's got one:

“Build a great big large fence, 150 or 100-mile long, put all the lesbians in there. Fly over and drop some food. Do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals. And have that fence electrified so they can't get out. Feed 'em. And you know what? In a few years they'll die out. You know why? They can't reproduce.”

This, of course, was met with a great chorus of “Amens” from the congregation.

Forget for a moment about the strange hypocrisy that comes with wanting to stick people behind electrified fences (bad) while also making sure they're getting enough nourishment (good!). That's simply a jerk trying to make the whole thing not seem so, oh, let's say, “Holocausty.” Instead, let's focus on the logistics of his solution: If simple anatomy proves two men, or two women, can't create a baby because they're missing the necessary sperm/egg combo, then keeping them contained will end the spread of homosexuality.

I'm going to let the Silver Fox handle this one:

Onto the roundup!

- Looking to beat the heat this summer while also being highly controversial and inflammatory? Then get in contact with Chilean artist Sebastian Errazuriz, who's put together a bunch of "holy blood popsicles" made of frozen red wine that's been “inadvertently blessed by the priest during the Eucharist, as the popsicles were hidden in a cooler by the artist.” Subversive, clandestine, and delicious! (Most importantly, full of alcohol.)

- Two mostly unrelated events that happened on the same day last week: 1. A few unmanned Skynet-like drones flung into the air by the U.S. killed five suspected Islamist militants in northwest Pakistan. 2. Shakeel Afridi, a Pakistani doctor, was sentenced to 33 years in jail for “treason” after he was convicted of helping America track the movements of Osama bin Laden. Both of these showcase a, let's say, “moderately hostile” working relationship between the two countries.

- The Susan B. Anthony List, a coalition of anti-choice women, released a strange mind-fuck of an ad using the tired old 1984 trope to somehow suggest that President Obama's pro-choice initiatives are … totalitarian? Somehow? Because women are sick and tired of being told they should want to have the power to do what they want with their bodies?

- In Mali, a pair of rebel groups who seized the northern part of the country have decided to merge, the end result being they're going to turn that part of the country into an independent Islamist state. So, you know, if your travel agent says they got a great deal on a trip to Mali, maybe let that bargain go.

- A rare appearance on our weekly roundup by our Orthodox Jewish brethren: A woman in New Jersey is suing an Orthodox-owned lingerie company after her employers said her outfit was too distracting, and maybe she should “tape down her breasts” to make it less offensive. They run a lingerie company, it should once again be noted.

- A court in Belgium has charged six people with deceiving a young Muslim woman into believing she couldn't have kids because she was possessed by demons, and then proceeded to exorcise her to death.